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@@ -4,223 +4,254 @@ question: "Section B - Commitment for Future: Delivery"
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- - label: 'Theme 2: Tackling economic inequality: MAC 2.1 - Create new businesses, new jobs and new skills'
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+ - label: 'Mission: Kick start economic growth. Policy Outcome 1'
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- <strong>Policy Outcome: Create new businesses, new jobs and new skills.</strong>
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+ <strong>Mission: Kick start economic growth.</strong> To secure the highest sustained growth in the G7 - with good jobs and productivity growth in every part of the country making everyone, not just a few, better off.
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- <strong>MAC2.1:</strong> Create opportunities for entrepreneurship and help new organisations to grow, supporting economic growth and business creation.
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+ <strong>Policy Outcome 1: Fair work:</strong> That offers fair wages and good working conditions. Help people get a job, stay in work, and progress in their careers, with good employment opportunities across the country. Notes: Where there is a large proportion of labour costs in the contract, commercial teams should consider MACs in Outcome 1 as a priority
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+ <strong>1a Create and retain high quality jobs (as defined in MACs 1b-1d)</strong>
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- Sub-Criteria for <strong>MAC 2.1: Entrepreneurship, growth and business creation.</strong>
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+ Activities that demonstrate and describe the supplier’s existing or planned activities for the contract workforce:
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- Activities that demonstrate and describe the tenderer’s existing or planned:
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+ <strong>Answers:</strong> with a tick box option for each:
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- - label: "Understanding of the level of Small, Medium and Large organisations and Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprises and Mutuals participation in the contract supply chain"
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+ - label: "New or retained jobs on the contract workforce in the relevant area that meet the criteria set out in MAC 1b, 1c and 1d"
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  value: "sv-create-new-businesses-1"
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- - label: "Identification of opportunities to grow supplier diversity in the contract supply chain or in the location/community where the contract is performed, including SME and VCSE participation and new business creation"
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+ - label: "New apprenticeships on the contract workforce in the relevant area that meet the criteria set out in MAC 1b"
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  value: "sv-create-new-businesses-2"
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- - label: "Engagement activities for potential new suppliers to the contract supply chain, prior to awarding subcontracts. Illustrative examples: advertising upcoming opportunities in accessible media; raising awareness of future opportunities to target audiences; meet the buyer events; awareness raising by guidance or events of how to tender effectively for public supply chain contracts"
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- value: "sv-create-new-businesses-3"
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- - label: "Measures to make the supply chain working environment conducive to a diverse range of suppliers and growing businesses, including but not limited to:"
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- description: |
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- <ul class="govuk-list govuk-list--bullet">
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- <li>structuring the supply chain selection process in a way that ensures fairness (e.g. anti-corruption) and encourages participation by new and growing businesses</li>
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- <li>advertising supply chain opportunities openly and to ensure they are accessible to new and growing businesses, including advertising subcontracting opportunities on Contracts Finder</li>
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- <li>ensuring accessibility for disabled business owners and employees</li>
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- <li>prompt payment</li>
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- </ul>
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- <p class="govuk-body">
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- Illustrative examples: co-design and co-creation of services; collaborative performance management; appropriate commercial arrangements; inclusive working methods and use of inclusive technology; creating opportunities for entrepreneurship and helping new, small organisations to grow
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- </p>
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- value: "sv-create-new-businesses-4"
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- - label: 'Theme 2: Tackling economic inequality: MAC 2.2 - Employment'
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+ - label: ''
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- <strong>MAC2.2:</strong> Create employment and training opportunities, particularly for those who face barriers to employment and/or who are located in deprived areas, and for people in industries with known skills shortages or in high growth sectors.
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+ <strong>1b Fair working conditions</strong>
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- Sub-Criteria for <strong>MAC 2.2: Employment.</strong>
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+ Activities that demonstrate and describe the supplier’s existing or planned activities for the contract workforce:
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- Activities that demonstrate and describe the tenderer’s existing or planned:
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+ <strong>Answers:</strong> with a tick box option for each:
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- - label: "Understanding of employment and skills issues, and of the skills and employment shortages of high growth sectors relating to the contract. Illustrative examples: demographics, skills shortages, new opportunities in high growth sectors, groups under-represented in the workforce (e.g. prison leavers, disabled people), geographic/local community and skills/employment challenges"
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- value: "sv-employment-1"
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- - label: "Implementation of recruitment practices and employment conditions, such as the five foundational principles of quality work set out in the Good Work Plan (e.g. fair pay, participation and progression, voice and autonomy), in relation to the contract that will attract good candidates from all backgrounds, minimise turnover of staff and improve productivity"
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- value: "sv-employment-2"
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- - label: "Creation of employment opportunities particularly for those who face barriers to employment, such as prison leavers, and/or who are located in deprived areas, and for people in industries with known skills shortages or in high growth sectors"
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- value: "sv-employment-3"
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- - label: "Promotion of awareness of careers and recruitment opportunities relating to known skills shortages or in high growth sectors relating to the subject matter of the contract"
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- value: "sv-employment-4"
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- - label: "Support for the contract workforce by providing career advice, and providing opportunities for staff working on the contract with in-work progression career development into known skills shortages or high growth areas. Illustrative examples: mentoring; mock interviews; CV advice and careers guidance; learning and development; volunteering; influencing staff, suppliers, customers and communities through the delivery of the contract to support employment and skills opportunities in high growth sectors"
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- value: "sv-employment-5"
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- - label: "Offer of opportunities for work experience or similar activities under the contract. Illustrative examples: work placements, pre-employment courses, paid/unpaid student placements, or paid internships of 6 weeks or more"
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- value: "sv-employment-6"
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- - label: "Support for educational attainment relevant to the contract, including training schemes that address skills gaps and result in recognised qualifications"
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- value: "sv-employment-7"
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- - label: "Delivery of training schemes and programmes to address any identified skills gaps and under-representation in the workforce for the contract (e.g. prison leavers, disabled people)"
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- value: "sv-employment-8"
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- - label: "Other activities to support relevant sector related skills growth and sustainability such as delivering the following, in relation to the contract. Illustrative examples: careers talks, curriculum support, literacy support and safety talks"
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- value: "sv-employment-9"
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- - label: "Delivery of apprenticeships, traineeships and T Level industry placement opportunities (Level 2, 3, and 4+) in relation to the contract"
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- value: "sv-employment-10"
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- - label: "Measures to ensure equality and accessibility, without discrimination, to employment and workforce related opportunities on the contract, and promote them so as to be fully accessible"
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- value: "sv-employment-11"
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- - label: 'Theme 2: Tackling economic inequality: MAC 2.3 - Education and Training'
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+ - label: "Providing opportunities for, and measuring and monitoring of, staff workforce conditions over time, including employee engagement, involvement in decision-making and satisfaction and adapting to any changes in the results, with clear processes for acting on issues identified"
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+ value: "sv-create-new-businesses-3"
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+ - label: "Plans to engage the contract workforce in deciding the most important workplace issues to address"
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+ value: "sv-create-new-businesses-4"
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+ - label: "Ensuring new workers are informed of their right to join a trade union"
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+ value: "sv-create-new-businesses-5"
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+ - label: "Monitoring of employee engagement rates (by protected characteristic) and, where necessary, the development of actions to ensure all voices are heard across the diversity of the workforce"
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+ value: "sv-create-new-businesses-6"
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+ - label: "Employment contracts that reflect actual hours worked; steps taken to ensure employees understand their contracts and have the ability to review and adjust them if actual hours regularly exceed contracted hours"
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+ value: "sv-create-new-businesses-7"
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+ - label: "Activities that support an environment where staff are educated about, and feel empowered to, address their physical wellbeing. Illustrative examples include sleep, nutrition, physical activity, smoking, alcohol use, financial literacy and pension planning"
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+ value: "sv-create-new-businesses-8"
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+ - label: "Activities that support an environment where staff are educated about and feel empowered to report and address bullying and harassment"
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+ value: "sv-create-new-businesses-9"
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+ - label: "Activities to cascade good practice on fair working conditions throughout the supply chain"
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+ value: "sv-create-new-businesses-10"
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+ - label: "Offer a pay and leave entitlement to all eligible staff who become kinship carers, ideally equivalent to statutory adoption pay and leave "
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+ value: "sv-create-new-businesses-11"
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+ - label: ''
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- <strong>MAC2.3:</strong> Support educational attainment relevant to the contract, including training schemes that address skills gaps and result in recognised qualifications.
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+ <strong>1c Fair pay practices</strong>
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- Sub-Criteria for <strong>MAC 2.3: Education and training</strong>
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+ Activities that demonstrate and describe the supplier’s existing or planned:
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- Activities that demonstrate and describe the tenderer’s existing or planned:
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+ <strong>Answers:</strong> with a tick box option for each:
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- - label: "Understanding of employment and skills issues, and of the education and training issues relating to the contract. Illustrative examples: demographics, skills shortages, new opportunities in high growth sectors, groups underrepresented in the workforce (e.g. prison leavers, disabled people), geographic/local community and skills/employment challenges"
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- value: "sv-education-and-training-1"
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- - label: "Support for educational attainment relevant to the contract, including training schemes that address skills gaps and result in recognised qualifications"
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- value: "sv-education-and-training-2"
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- - label: "Activities to support relevant sector related skills growth and sustainability in the contract workforce. Illustrative examples: careers talks, curriculum support, literacy support, safety talks and volunteering"
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- value: "sv-education-and-training-3"
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- - label: "Delivery of apprenticeships, traineeships and T Level industry placement opportunities (Level 2, 3 and 4+) in relation to the contract"
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- value: "sv-education-and-training-4"
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- - label: 'Theme 2: Tackling economic inequality: MAC 3.1 - Increase supply chain resilience and capacity'
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+ - label: "Payment of more than the National Minimum Wage or National Living Wage (as appropriate) to the contract workforce"
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+ value: "sv-create-new-businesses-12"
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+ - label: "Monitoring and reporting of gender and ethnicity pay gaps and plans to address them where necessary"
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+ value: "sv-create-new-businesses-13"
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+ - label: "Entitlement to sick pay for the contract workforce, with provision in place for any staff who do not meet the earnings threshold for statutory sick pay, payment of sick pay from day one of absence and payment of staff on the contract workforce who are off sick a replacement income of 100% of their usual earnings for as long as possible"
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+ value: "sv-create-new-businesses-14"
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+ - label: "Plans for an appropriate income replacement policy for staff who are required to spend time away from work to care for a sick dependent or close relative"
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+ value: "sv-create-new-businesses-15"
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+ - label: ''
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- <strong>Policy Outcome: Increase supply chain resilience and capacity</strong>
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- <strong>MAC 3.1:</strong> Create a diverse supply chain to deliver the contract including new businesses and entrepreneurs, start-ups, SMEs, VCSEs and mutuals.
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+ <strong>1d In-work progression to help people to move into higher paid work by developing new skills</strong>
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- Sub-Criteria for <strong>MAC 3.1: Diverse supply chains</strong>
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+ Activities that demonstrate and describe the supplier’s existing or planned:
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+ <strong>Answers:</strong> with a tick box option for each:
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- - label: "Understanding of the types of businesses in the market and the level of participation by new businesses, entrepreneurs, start-ups, SMEs, VCSEs and mutuals"
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- value: "sv-supply-chain-resilience-1"
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- - label: "Activities to identify opportunities to open sub-contracting under the contract to a diverse range of businesses, including new businesses, entrepreneurs, start-ups, SMEs, VCSEs and mutuals"
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- value: "sv-supply-chain-resilience-2"
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- - label: "Plans for engaging a diverse range of businesses in engagement activities prior to appointing supply chain members (including activities prior to award of the main contract and during the contract term)"
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- value: "sv-supply-chain-resilience-3"
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- - label: "Activities that demonstrate a collaborative way to work with a diverse range of businesses as part of the supply chain. Illustrative examples: co-design and co-creation of services; collaborative performance management; appropriate commercial arrangements; inclusive working methods; and use of inclusive technology"
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- value: "sv-supply-chain-resilience-4"
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- - label: "Advertising of supply chain opportunities openly and to ensure they are accessible to a diverse range of businesses, including advertising sub-contracting opportunities on Contracts Finder"
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- value: "sv-supply-chain-resilience-5"
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- - label: "Ensuring accessibility for disabled business owners and employees"
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- value: "sv-supply-chain-resilience-6"
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- - label: "Structuring of the supply chain selection process in a way that ensures fairness (e.g. anti-corruption) and encourages participation by a diverse range of businesses, including with regard to new businesses, entrepreneurs, start-ups, SMEs, VCSEs and mutuals"
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- value: "sv-supply-chain-resilience-7"
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- - label: 'Theme 2: Tackling economic inequality: MAC 3.2 - Innovation and disruptive technologies'
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+ - label: "Understanding of in-work progression issues affecting the market, industry or sector relevant to the contract, and in the supplier’s own organisation and those of its key sub-contractors"
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+ value: "sv-create-new-businesses-16"
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+ - label: "Measures to support in-work progression to help people in the contract workforce, to move into higher paid work by developing new skills relevant to the contract"
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+ value: "sv-create-new-businesses-17"
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+ - label: "Support for the contract workforce by providing career advice, and providing opportunities for staff working on the contract with in-work progression career development into known skills shortages or high growth areas. Illustrative examples: mentoring; mock interviews; CV advice and careers guidance; learning and development; volunteering; careers talks, curriculum support, literacy support and safety talks"
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+ value: "sv-create-new-businesses-18"
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+ - label: "Support for educational attainment relevant to the contract, including training schemes that address skills gaps and result in recognised qualifications"
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+ value: "sv-create-new-businesses-19"
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+ - label: "Volunteering opportunities for staff"
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+ value: "sv-create-new-businesses-20"
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+ - label: ''
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- <strong>Policy Outcome: Increase supply chain resilience and capacity</strong>
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+ <strong>1e Identifying and managing the risks of modern slavery</strong>
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- <strong>MAC 3.2:</strong> Support innovation and disruptive technologies throughout the supply chain to deliver lower cost and/or higher quality goods and services.
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+ Activities that demonstrate and describe the supplier’s existing or planned:
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- Sub-Criteria for <strong>MAC 3.2: Innovation and disruptive technologies.</strong>
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- Activities that demonstrate and describe the tenderer’s existing or planned:
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+ <strong>Answers:</strong> with a tick box option for each:
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- - label: "Understanding of opportunities to drive innovation and greater use of disruptive technologies, green technologies, efficiency and quality to deliver lower cost and/or higher quality goods and services"
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- value: "sv-innovation-1"
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- - label: "Creation of a design and tendering environment that is conducive to tenders that offer innovation and disruptive technologies. Illustrative examples: outcomes-based specifications enabling alternative approaches to be offered; codesign with users and communities; approaches that invite innovative approaches to be proposed and developed; activities that promote collaboration to access new technologies/green technologies and/or approaches"
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- value: "sv-innovation-2"
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- - label: "Measures to ensure the development of scalable and future-proofed new methods to modernise delivery and increase productivity"
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- value: "sv-innovation-3"
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- - label: 'Theme 2: Tackling economic inequality: MAC 3.3 - Modernising delivery and increasing productivity'
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+ - label: "Understanding of the modern slavery risks and issues affecting the market, industry, sector or country (of origin or of source) relevant to the contract, and the workforce in the supplier’s own organisation and those of its key subcontractors"
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+ value: "sv-create-new-businesses-21"
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+ - label: "Measures to identify, mitigate and manage modern slavery risks relating to the contract and how these will be implemented, including but not limited to:"
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+ description: |
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+ <ul class="govuk-list govuk-list--bullet">
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+ <li>Mapping the supply chain to provide assurance risks are understood and being managed effectively including in relation to vulnerable groups, type of work and location of supply chain</li>
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+ <li>Demonstrating that the contract workforce: has access to an independent democratic trade union or other forms of worker representation and has access to grievance mechanisms to report incidents or suspected incidences of modern slavery relating to the contract through whistleblowing and reporting, including:
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+ <ul class="govuk-list govuk-list--bullet">
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+ <li>a process of escalation routes and access to grievance system</li>
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+ <li>an action plan, with past evidence of how the organisation has/will respond, including cooperating with police and victim organisations where appropriate</li>
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+ <li>receive induction on workplace rights</li>
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+ <li>has access to modern slavery training</li>
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+ </ul>
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+ </li>
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+ </ul>
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+ value: "sv-create-new-businesses-22"
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+ - label: "Outline policies and practices to be applied to or put in place for the contract to mitigate and manage modern slavery risks, including: Pre-employment checks, recruitment practices. Workplace conditions, safeguarding plans and processes in place and regular monitoring with relevant groups considered, which may include sampling"
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+ value: "sv-create-new-businesses-23"
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+ - label: "How these flow down the supply chain and are monitored Illustrative examples include reporting, site visits, audits, etc."
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+ value: "sv-create-new-businesses-24"
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+ - label: "How to ensure business decisions re: price/cost, short lead times, payment timescales do not create modern slavery risks in the supply chain"
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+ value: "sv-create-new-businesses-25"
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+ - label: "How the supplier will work with NGOs, trade unions or other businesses to address modern slavery risk"
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+ value: "sv-create-new-businesses-26"
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+ - label: "Means of influencing staff, suppliers, customers, communities and/or any other appropriate stakeholders with respect to modern slavery risks relating to the contract. Illustrative examples: Engagement, co-design/creation, training and education - raising awareness and training employees and staff employed in the supply chain about modern slavery, including: o demonstrating leadership and an ongoing commitment to the agenda o nominating a lead within the organisation for accountability o media campaigns such as online, websites, social media, posters, training, events, through local charities and bodies. o activities to assess levels of awareness with key stakeholders and developing a targeted response. o Partnering/collaborating and volunteering"
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+ value: "sv-create-new-businesses-27"
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+ - label: 'Mission: Kick start economic growth. Policy Outcome 2'
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- <strong>Policy Outcome: Increase supply chain resilience and capacity</strong>
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+ <strong>Mission: Kick start economic growth.</strong> To secure the highest sustained growth in the G7 - with good jobs and productivity growth in every part of the country making everyone, not just a few, better off.
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- <strong>MAC 3.3:</strong> Support the development of scalable and future-proofed new methods to modernise delivery and increase productivity.
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+ <strong>Policy Outcome 2: Skills for growth:</strong> Supporting growth sectors and addressing skills gaps.
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+ <strong>2a Learning and skills development opportunities relevant to the contract to address skills gaps* [*In-scope organisations to identify the relevant skills gap]</strong>
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- Sub-Criteria for <strong>MAC 3.3: Modernising delivery and increasing productivity</strong>
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+ Activities that demonstrate and describe the supplier’s existing or planned:
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- - label: "Understanding of scalable and future-proofed new methods to drive greater modernisation of delivery and increase productivity"
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- value: "sv-modernising-delivery-1"
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- - label: "Approach to organisational learning and continuous improvement"
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- value: "sv-modernising-delivery-2"
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- - label: "Creation of a design and tendering environment that is conducive to the development of scalable and future-proofed new methods to modernise delivery and increase productivity. Illustrative examples: as MAC 3.2 above"
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- value: "sv-modernising-delivery-3"
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- - label: 'Theme 2: Tackling economic inequality: MAC 3.4 - Collaboration throughout the supply chain'
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+ - label: "Understanding of employment and relevant skills issues, and of the education and training issues relating to the contract. Illustrative examples: demographics, skills shortages, new opportunities in high growth sectors, geographic/local community and skills/employment challenges"
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+ value: "sv-create-new-businesses-28"
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+ - label: "Support for educational attainment relevant to the contract, including training schemes that address skills gaps and result in recognised qualifications"
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+ value: "sv-create-new-businesses-29"
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+ - label: "Activities to support relevant sector related skills growth and sustainability in the contract workforce. Illustrative examples: careers talks, curriculum support, literacy support, safety talks and volunteering"
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+ value: "sv-create-new-businesses-30"
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+ - label: "Delivery of apprenticeships, supported internships and T Level industry placement opportunities (Level 2, 3 and 4+) in relation to the contract"
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+ value: "sv-create-new-businesses-31"
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+ - label: 'Mission: Kick start economic growth. Policy Outcome 3'
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- <strong>MAC 3.4:</strong> Demonstrate collaboration throughout the supply chain, and a fair and responsible approach to working with supply chain partners in delivery of the contract.
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+ <strong>Policy Outcome 3: Resilient, innovative and flexible supply chains:</strong> Support economic growth through enabling resilient businesses, opportunities for small businesses and voluntary, community and social enterprises
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+ <strong>3a Create a diverse supply chain to deliver the contract including new businesses and entrepreneurs, start-ups, SMEs, VCSEs and mutuals Including creating opportunities for entrepreneurship and helping new organisations to grow supporting economic growth and business creation</strong>
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- Sub-Criteria for <strong>MAC 3.4: Collaboration throughout the supply chain</strong>
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- - label: "Understanding of opportunities to drive greater collaboration in the supply chain"
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- value: "sv-collaboration-1"
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- - label: "Measures to ensure supply chain relationships relating to the contract will be collaborative, fair and responsible. Illustrative examples: engagement; co-design/creation; training and education; partnering/collaborating; secondment and volunteering opportunities"
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- value: "sv-collaboration-2"
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- - label: 'Theme 2: Tackling economic inequality: MAC 3.5 - Manage cyber security risks'
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+ - label: "Understanding of the types of businesses in the market and the level of participation by new businesses, entrepreneurs, start-ups, SMEs, VCSEs and mutuals"
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+ value: "sv-create-new-businesses-32"
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+ - label: "Activities to identify opportunities to open up sub-contracts under the prime contract to a diverse range of businesses, including new businesses, entrepreneurs, start-ups, SMEs, VCSEs and mutuals"
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+ value: "sv-create-new-businesses-33"
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+ - label: "Plans for engaging a diverse range of businesses in engagement activities prior to appointing subcontractors (including activities prior to award of the main contract and during the contract term)"
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+ value: "sv-create-new-businesses-34"
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+ - label: "Activities that demonstrate a collaborative way to work with a diverse range of businesses as part of the supply chain. Illustrative examples: co-design and co-creation of services; collaborative performance management; appropriate commercial arrangements; inclusive working methods; and use of inclusive technology"
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+ value: "sv-create-new-businesses-35"
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+ - label: " Advertising of supply chain opportunities openly and to ensure they are accessible to a diverse range of businesses, including advertising all subcontracting opportunities on Contracts Finder"
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+ value: "sv-create-new-businesses-36"
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+ - label: "Ensuring accessibility to contracting and subcontracting opportunities for disabled business owners and employees"
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+ value: "sv-create-new-businesses-37"
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+ - label: "Structuring of the supply chain selection process to ensure fairness (e.g. anti-corruption) and encourages participation by a diverse range of businesses, including with regard to new businesses, entrepreneurs, start-ups, SMEs, VCSEs and mutual"
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+ value: "sv-create-new-businesses-38"
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+ description: |
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+ <strong>3b Collaborate in co-design and delivery with communities and anchor partners</strong>
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+ - label: "Understanding of local demographics, needs and opportunities for the co-design of the goods, services and works to be delivered under the contract"
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+ value: "sv-create-new-businesses-39"
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+ - label: "Methods for engaging with different parts of the community (including the education system and charities representing the community) and how communities come together to inform decisions, strategy and projects to leave a positive legacy for future generations. Illustrative examples: engagement events; awareness campaigns and outreach activities; focus groups; ‘anchor institutions’ such as educational establishments and health trusts; Local Economic Partnerships (LEPs); charities; industry or community representative bodies"
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+ value: "sv-create-new-businesses-40"
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+ - label: "Measures to involve local stakeholders and/or users in design (e.g. in the design of services, systems, products or buildings)"
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+ value: "sv-create-new-businesses-41"
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+ - label: "Plans for positive actions with community groups."
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+ value: "sv-create-new-businesses-42"
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+ - label: "Measures for making facilities used in the delivery of the contract available for community groups, education or training"
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+ value: "sv-create-new-businesses-43"
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+ - label: "Measures to engage users and communities and build relationships to increase community integration build trust and influence how the contract is delivered"
197
+ value: "sv-create-new-businesses-44"
198
+ - label: "Plans to respond flexibly and adapt approaches to community engagement and initiatives"
199
+ value: "sv-create-new-businesses-45"
200
+ - label: "Support for community-led initiatives relevant to the contract. Illustrative examples: improving transport links; reducing loneliness; helping with English language proficiency; and facilitating social mixing among people with different backgrounds"
201
+ value: "sv-create-new-businesses-46"
202
+ - label: "Collaborating with anchor institutions and community groups to make facilities available for education, training or community events"
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+ value: "sv-create-new-businesses-47"
204
+
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+ - label: 'Mission: Make Britain a clean energy superpower. Policy Outcome 4'
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  description: |
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- <strong>Policy Outcome: Increase supply chain resilience and capacity</strong>
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+ <strong>Mission: Make Britain a clean energy superpower:</strong> To cut bills, create jobs and deliver security with cheaper, zero-carbon electricity by 2030, accelerating to net zero
161
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- <strong>MAC 3.5:</strong> Demonstrate action to identify and manage cyber security risks in the delivery of the contract, including in the supply chain.
209
+ <strong>Policy Outcome 4: Sustainable procurement practices:</strong> Reducing carbon footprints, minimising waste, and promoting the use of clean energy and green technologies.
163
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- Sub-Criteria for <strong>MAC 3.5: Manage cyber security risks</strong>
211
+ <strong>4a Deliver additional environmental benefits in the performance of the contract, including working towards net zero greenhouse gas emissions and use of clean energy and green technologies</strong>
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- Activities that demonstrate and describe the tenderer’s existing or planned:
213
+ Activities that demonstrate and describe the supplier’s existing or planned:
214
+
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+ <strong>Answers:</strong> with a tick box option for each:
216
+
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  options:
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- - label: "Understanding of risks affecting the contract, including those affecting the market, industry, sector and country (of origin or of source), and to identify the risks and ways of mitigating and managing them"
169
- value: "sv-manage-cyber-security-1"
170
- - label: "Measures to mitigate and manage cyber security risks within the supply chain relating to the contract, including:"
218
+ - label: "Understanding of opportunities for additional environmental benefits delivery in the performance of the contract, including working towards net zero carbon emissions and use of clean energy and green technologies"
219
+ value: "sv-create-new-businesses-48"
220
+ - label: "Illustrative examples include:"
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  description: |
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  <ul class="govuk-list govuk-list--bullet">
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- <li>engaging with the supply chain to identify and build resilience against cyber security risks</li>
174
- <li>actions to be taken to actively raise cyber security awareness</li>
223
+ <li>conducting pre-contract engagement activities with a diverse range of organisations in the market to support the delivery of additional environmental benefits in the performance of the contract</li>
175
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  </ul>
176
- value: "sv-manage-cyber-security-2"
177
- - label: "Commitment to adopting the required technical standards and best practice as a basis for appropriate cyber security controls (appropriate to the contract and risk profile), such as:"
225
+ value: "sv-create-new-businesses-49"
226
+ - label: "Collaborative ways of working with the supply chain to deliver additional environmental benefits in the performance of the contract, including working towards net zero carbon emissions and use of clean energy and green technologies"
227
+ value: "sv-create-new-businesses-50"
228
+ - label: "Delivery of additional environmental benefits through the performance of the contract, including working towards net zero carbon emissions and use of clean energy and green technologies"
229
+ value: "sv-create-new-businesses-51"
230
+ - label: "Illustrative examples include:"
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  description: |
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  <ul class="govuk-list govuk-list--bullet">
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- <li>the ‘10 Steps To Cyber Security’ advocated by the National Cyber Security Centre for establishing a cyber risk management regime</li>
181
- <li>more stringent cyber security measures in the supply chain where necessary, such as Cyber Essentials and Cyber Essentials Plus certification, and having a specific cyber insurance policy for the contract</li>
182
- <li>NCSC Cloud Security Guidance</li>
183
- <li>NCSC 14 Cloud Security Principles</li>
184
- <li>Technology Code of Practice</li>
233
+ <li>enhancing the natural environment such as habitat creation, increasing biodiversity such as increased numbers of pollinators</li>
234
+ <li>green space creation in and around buildings in towns and cities, e.g. green walls, utilising roof tops for plants and pollinators</li>
235
+ <li>improving air quality</li>
236
+ <li>use of clean energy</li>
237
+ <li>use of green technologies</li>
185
238
  </ul>
186
- value: "sv-manage-cyber-security-3"
187
-
188
- - label: 'Theme 3: Fighting Climate Change: MAC 4.1 - Additional environmental benefits'
239
+ value: "sv-create-new-businesses-52"
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+
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+ - label: ''
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  description: |
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- <strong>Policy Outcome: Effective stewardship of the environment</strong>
243
+ <strong>4b Influence staff, suppliers, customers and communities through the delivery of the contract to support climate and nature protection and improvement</strong>
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192
- <strong>MAC 4.1:</strong> Deliver additional environmental benefits in the performance of the contract including working towards net zero greenhouse gas emissions.
245
+ Activities that demonstrate and describe the supplier’s existing or planned:
193
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194
- Sub-Criteria for <strong>MAC 4.1: Additional environmental benefits</strong>
195
-
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- Activities that demonstrate and describe the tenderer’s existing or planned:
247
+ <strong>Answers:</strong> with a tick box option for each:
248
+
197
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  options:
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- - label: "Understanding of additional environmental benefits in the performance of the contract, including working towards net zero greenhouse gas emissions. Illustrative example: conducting pre-contract engagement activities with a diverse range of organisations in the market to support the delivery of additional environmental benefits in the performance of the contract"
199
- value: "sv-additional-environmental-benefits-1"
200
- - label: "Collaborative way of working with the supply chain to deliver additional environmental benefits in the performance of the contract, including working towards net zero greenhouse gas emissions"
201
- value: "sv-additional-environmental-benefits-2"
202
- - label: "Delivery of additional environmental benefits through the performance of the contract, including working towards net zero greenhouse gas emissions. Illustrative examples:"
203
- description: |
204
- <ul class="govuk-list govuk-list--bullet">
205
- <li>Enhancing the natural environment such as habitat creation, increasing biodiversity such as increased numbers of pollinators</li>
206
- <li>Green space creation in and around buildings in towns and cities, e.g. green walls, utilising roof tops for plants and pollinators</li>
207
- <li>Improving air quality</li>
208
- </ul>
209
- value: "sv-additional-environmental-benefits-3"
210
-
211
- - label: 'Theme 3: Fighting Climate Change: MAC 4.2 - Influence environmental protection and improvement'
212
- description: |
213
- <strong>Policy Outcome: Effective stewardship of the environment</strong>
214
-
215
- <strong>MAC 4.2:</strong> Influence staff, suppliers, customers and communities through the delivery of the contract to support environmental protection and improvement.
216
-
217
- Sub-Criteria for <strong>MAC 4.2: Influence environmental protection and improvement</strong>
218
-
219
- Activities that demonstrate and describe the tenderer’s existing or planned:
220
- options:
221
- - label: "Understanding of how to influence staff, suppliers, customers, communities and/or any other appropriate stakeholders through the delivery of the contract to support environmental protection and improvement"
222
- value: "sv-influence-environmental-protection-1"
223
- - label: "Activities to reconnect people with the environment and increase awareness of ways to protect and enhance it. Illustrative examples:"
250
+ - label: "Understanding of how to influence staff, suppliers, customers, communities and/or any other appropriate stakeholders through the delivery of the contract to support climate and nature protection and improvement"
251
+ value: "sv-create-new-businesses-53"
252
+ - label: "Activities to reconnect people with the environment and increase awareness of ways to protect and enhance it"
253
+ value: "sv-create-new-businesses-54"
254
+ - label: "Illustrative examples:"
224
255
  description: |
225
256
  <ul class="govuk-list govuk-list--bullet">
226
257
  <li>Engagement to raise awareness of the benefits of the environmental opportunities identified</li>
@@ -229,170 +260,175 @@ options:
229
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  <li>Partnering/collaborating in engaging with the community in relation to the performance of the contract, to support environmental objectives</li>
230
261
  <li>Volunteering opportunities for the contract workforce, e.g. undertaking activities that encourage direct positive impact</li>
231
262
  </ul>
232
- value: "sv-influence-environmental-protection-2"
263
+ value: "sv-create-new-businesses-55"
233
264
 
234
- - label: 'Theme 4: Equal opportunity: MAC 5.1 - Increase representation of disabled people'
265
+ - label: 'Mission: Break down barriers to opportunity. Policy Outcome 6'
235
266
  description: |
236
- <strong>Policy Outcome: Reduce the disability employment gap</strong>
267
+ <strong>Mission: Break down barriers to opportunity:</strong> By reforming our childcare and education systems, to make sure there is no class ceiling on the ambitions of young people in Britain
268
+
269
+ <strong>Policy Outcome 6: Employment and training:</strong> For those who face barriers to employment
237
270
 
238
- <strong>MAC 5.1:</strong> Demonstrate action to increase the representation of disabled people in the contract workforce.
271
+ <strong>6a Create employment and training opportunities particularly for those who face barriers to employment and/or who are located in deprived areas, and for people in industries with known skills shortages or in high growth sectors</strong>
239
272
 
240
- Sub-Criteria for <strong>MAC 5.1: Increase representation of disabled people</strong>
273
+ Employment Activities that demonstrate and describe the suppliers existing or planned:
241
274
 
242
- Activities that demonstrate and describe the tenderer’s existing or planned:
275
+ <strong>Answers:</strong> with a tick box option for each:
276
+
243
277
  options:
244
- - label: "Understanding of the issues affecting the representation of disabled people in the workforce in the market, industry or sector relevant to the contract, and in the tenderer’s own organisation and those of its key sub-contractors"
245
- value: "sv-increase-representation-1"
246
- - label: "Collection of the views and expertise of disabled people and their representative organisations on successfully supporting disabled employees or applicants"
247
- value: "sv-increase-representation-2"
248
- - label: "Measures to reduce barriers to securing more jobs for disabled people in the contract workforce. Illustrative examples:"
278
+ - label: "Understanding of employment and skills issues, and of the skills and employment shortages of high growth sectors relating to the contract. Illustrative examples:"
249
279
  description: |
250
280
  <ul class="govuk-list govuk-list--bullet">
251
- <li>Inclusive and accessible recruitment practices, and retention-focussed activities, including those provided in the Guide for line managers on recruiting, managing and developing people with a disability or health condition</li>
252
- <li>Introducing transparency to pay and reward processes</li>
253
- <li>Offering a range of quality opportunities with routes of progression if appropriate, e.g. T Level industry placements, students supported into higher level apprenticeships</li>
254
- <li>Working conditions which promote an inclusive working environment and promote retention and progression</li>
255
- <li>Other measures to provide equality of opportunity for disabled people into employment, including becoming a Disability Confident employer and inclusion of supported businesses in the contract supply chain</li>
281
+ <li>demographics, skills shortages, new opportunities in high growth sectors, groups under-represented in the workforce (e.g. those not in education, employment or training (NEETs), prison leavers, care leavers, kinship carers, disabled people and the long-term unemployed), geographic/local community and skills/employment challenges</li>
256
282
  </ul>
257
- value: "sv-increase-representation-3"
258
-
259
- - label: 'Theme 4: Equal opportunity: MAC 5.2 - Supporting disabled people in developing new skills'
283
+ value: "sv-create-new-businesses-56"
284
+ - label: "Creation of employment opportunities particularly for those who face barriers to employment, such as prison leavers, care leavers and/or who are located in deprived areas, and for people in industries with known skills shortages or in high growth sectors"
285
+ value: "sv-create-new-businesses-57"
286
+ - label: "Delivery of training schemes and programmes to address any identified skills gaps and under-representation in the workforce for the contract (e.g. prison leavers, care leavers, kinship carers, disabled people)"
287
+ value: "sv-create-new-businesses-58"
288
+ - label: "Advertising, promotional and outreach activities designed to raise awareness of the offer to reach the target cohort. Illustrative example: advertising in the in-scope organisation’s local Job Centre Plus (illustrative example: advertising in the area relevant Job Centre Plus to the in-scope organisation)"
289
+ value: "sv-create-new-businesses-59"
290
+
291
+ - label: ''
260
292
  description: |
261
- <strong>Policy Outcome: Reduce the disability employment gap</strong>
293
+ <strong>6b Demonstrate action to increase the representation of disabled people in the contract workforce</strong>
262
294
 
263
- <strong>MAC 5.2:</strong> Support disabled people in developing new skills relevant to the contract, including through training schemes that result in recognised qualifications.
295
+ Activities that demonstrate and describe the supplier’s existing or planned:
264
296
 
265
- Sub-Criteria for <strong>MAC 5.2: Supporting disabled people in developing new skills</strong>
266
-
267
- Activities that demonstrate and describe the tenderer’s existing or planned:
297
+ <strong>Answers:</strong> with a tick box option for each:
298
+
268
299
  options:
269
- - label: "Understanding of the issues affecting the development of new skills by disabled people in the workforce in the market, industry or sector relevant to the contract, and in the tenderer’s own organisation and those of its key sub-contractors"
270
- value: "sv-supporting-disabled-1"
271
- - label: "Understanding of the underlying factors affecting improvements to reduce barriers to training schemes for disabled people in the contract workforce"
272
- value: "sv-supporting-disabled-2"
273
- - label: "Inclusive and accessible development practices, including those provided in the Guide for line managers on recruiting, managing and developing people with a disability or health condition"
274
- value: "sv-supporting-disabled-3"
275
- - label: "Other measures to offer development opportunities for disabled people in the contract workforce. Illustrative examples:"
276
- description: |
277
- <ul class="govuk-list govuk-list--bullet">
278
- <li>offering a range of quality opportunities with routes of progression if appropriate, e.g. T Level industry placements, students supported into higher level apprenticeships</li>
279
- <li>working conditions which promote an inclusive working environment and promote retention and progression</li>
280
- </ul>
281
- value: "sv-supporting-disabled-4"
282
- - label: "Public reporting on the health and wellbeing of staff comprising the contract workforce, following the recommendations in the Voluntary Reporting Framework"
283
- value: "sv-supporting-disabled-5"
284
-
285
- - label: 'Theme 4: Equal opportunity: MAC 6.1 - Tackling inequality in the contract workforce'
300
+ - label: "Understanding of the issues affecting the representation of disabled people in the workforce in the market, industry or sector relevant to the contract, and in the supplier’s own organisation and those of its key sub-contractors"
301
+ value: "sv-create-new-businesses-60"
302
+ - label: "Collection of the views and expertise of disabled people and their representative organisations on successfully supporting disabled employees or applicants Measures to reduce barriers to securing more jobs for disabled people in the contract workforce. Illustrative examples:"
303
+ value: "sv-create-new-businesses-61"
304
+ - label: "Inclusive and accessible recruitment practices, and retention-focused activities, including those provided in the Guide for line managers on recruiting, managing and developing people with a disability or health condition"
305
+ value: "sv-create-new-businesses-62"
306
+ - label: "Introducing transparency to pay and reward processes"
307
+ value: "sv-create-new-businesses-63"
308
+ - label: "Offering a range of quality opportunities with routes of progression if appropriate, e.g. T Level industry placements, students supported into higher level apprenticeships."
309
+ value: "sv-create-new-businesses-64"
310
+ - label: "Working conditions which promote an inclusive working environment and promote retention and progression"
311
+ value: "sv-create-new-businesses-65"
312
+ - label: "Other measures to provide equality of opportunity for disabled people and those with health conditions into employment, including becoming a Disability Confident employer and inclusion of supported businesses in the contract supply chain"
313
+ value: "sv-create-new-businesses-66"
314
+
315
+ - label: ''
286
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  description: |
287
- <strong>Policy Outcome: Tackle workforce inequality</strong>
317
+ <strong>6c Demonstrate action to identify and tackle inequality in employment, skills and pay in the contract workforce</strong>
288
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289
- <strong>MAC 6.1:</strong> Demonstrate action to identify and tackle inequality in employment, skills and pay in the contract workforce.
319
+ Activities that demonstrate and describe the supplier’s existing or planned:
290
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291
- Sub-criteria for <strong>MAC 6.1: Tackling inequality in the contract workforce</strong>
292
-
293
- Activities that demonstrate and describe the tenderer’s existing or planned:
321
+ <strong>Answers:</strong> with a tick box option for each:
322
+
294
323
  options:
295
- - label: "Understanding of the issues affecting inequality in employment, skills and pay in the market, industry or sector relevant to the contract, and in the tenderer’s own organisation and those of its key sub-contractors"
296
- value: "sv-tackling-inequality-1"
297
- - label: "Measures to tackle inequality in employment, skills and pay in the contract workforce. Illustrative examples:"
324
+ - label: "Understanding of the issues affecting inequality in employment, skills and pay in the market, industry or sector relevant to the contract, and in the supplier’s own organisation and those of its key sub-contractors. Measures to tackle inequality in employment, skills and pay in the contract workforce. Illustrative examples:"
298
325
  description: |
299
326
  <ul class="govuk-list govuk-list--bullet">
300
- <li>Inclusive and accessible recruitment practices, and retention-focussed activities</li>
327
+ <li>Inclusive and accessible recruitment practices, and retention-focused activities</li>
301
328
  <li>Offering a range of quality opportunities with routes of progression if appropriate, e.g. T Level industry placements, students supported into higher level apprenticeships</li>
302
329
  <li>Working conditions which promote an inclusive working environment and promote retention and progression</li>
303
330
  <li>Demonstrating how working conditions promote an inclusive working environment and promote retention and progression</li>
304
331
  <li>A time-bound action plan informed by monitoring to ensure employers have a workforce that proportionately reflects the diversity of the communities in which they operate, at every level</li>
305
- <li>Including multiple women, or others with protected characteristics, in shortlists for recruitment and promotions</li>
332
+ <li>Including people with protected characteristics, in shortlists for recruitment and promotions</li>
306
333
  <li>Using skill-based assessment tasks in recruitment</li>
307
334
  <li>Using structured interviews for recruitment and promotions</li>
308
335
  <li>Introducing transparency to promotion, pay and reward processes</li>
309
336
  <li>Positive action schemes in place to address under-representation in certain pay grades</li>
310
- <li>Jobs at all levels open to flexible working from day one for all workers</li>
337
+ <li>Jobs at all levels are open to flexible working from day one for all workers, where appropriate to the business need</li>
311
338
  <li>Collection and publication of retention rates, e.g. for pregnant women and new mothers, or for others with protected characteristics</li>
312
- <li>Regular equal pay audits conducted</li>
339
+ <li>Regular equal pay audits are conducted</li>
340
+ <li>Promotion of awareness of careers and recruitment opportunities relating to known skills shortages or in high growth sectors relating to the subject matter of the contract</li>
341
+ <li>Offering a pay and leave entitlement to all eligible staff who become kinship carers, ideally equivalent to statutory adoption leave and pay</li>
313
342
  </ul>
314
- value: "sv-tackling-inequality-2"
343
+ value: "sv-create-new-businesses-67"
344
+ - label: "Inclusive and accessible development practices, including guidance for line managers on recruiting, managing and developing people with a disability or health condition"
345
+ value: "sv-create-new-businesses-68"
315
346
 
316
- - label: 'Theme 4: Equal opportunity: MAC 6.2 - Supporting in-work progression'
347
+ - label: 'Mission: Break down barriers to opportunity. Policy Outcome 7'
317
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  description: |
318
- <strong>Policy Outcome: Tackle workforce inequality</strong>
349
+ <strong>Mission: Break down barriers to opportunity:</strong> By reforming our childcare and education systems, to make sure there is no class ceiling on the ambitions of young people in Britain
350
+
351
+ <strong>Policy Outcome 7: Creating a pipeline of opportunities:</strong> For the contract workforce, reducing barriers to entry for under-represented groups.
319
352
 
320
- <strong>MAC 6.2:</strong> Support in-work progression to help people, including those from disadvantaged or minority groups, to move into higher paid work by developing new skills relevant to the contract.
353
+ <strong>7a Remove barriers to entry for young people and under-represented groups, facilitating access to pre-work training, placements, apprenticeships and other educational and developmental opportunities</strong>
321
354
 
322
- Sub-criteria for <strong>MAC 6.2: Supporting in-work progression</strong>
355
+ Activities that demonstrate and describe the supplier’s existing or planned:
323
356
 
324
- Activities that demonstrate and describe the tenderer’s existing or planned:
357
+ <strong>Answers:</strong> with a tick box option for each:
358
+
325
359
  options:
326
- - label: "Understanding of in-work progression issues affecting the market, industry or sector relevant to the contract, and in the tenderer’s own organisation and those of its key sub-contractors"
327
- value: "sv-supporting-in-work-progression-1"
328
- - label: "Inclusive and accessible development practices, including those provided in the Guide for line managers on recruiting, managing and developing people with a disability or health condition"
329
- value: "sv-supporting-in-work-progression-2"
330
- - label: "Measures to support in-work progression to help people in the contract workforce, to move into higher paid work by developing new skills relevant to the contract. Illustrative examples: See MAC 6.1"
331
- value: "sv-supporting-in-work-progression-3"
332
-
333
- - label: 'Theme 4: Equal opportunity: MAC 6.3 - Identifying and managing the risks of modern slavery'
360
+ - label: "Understanding of the issues affecting the development of new skills by target cohort (illustrative examples: those not in employment, education, or training (NEETSs), care leavers, disabled people, prison leavers, the long-term unemployed and those with health conditions in the workforce, in the market, industry or sector relevant to the contract, and in the supplier’s own organisation and those of its key sub-contractors"
361
+ value: "sv-create-new-businesses-69"
362
+ - label: "Understanding of the underlying factors affecting improvements to reduce barriers to entry and training schemes for the target cohort(s) related to the contract workforce"
363
+ value: "sv-create-new-businesses-70"
364
+ - label: "Other measures to offer development opportunities for the target cohort(s) in the contract workforce. Illustrative examples:"
365
+ description: |
366
+ <ul class="govuk-list govuk-list--bullet">
367
+ <li>offering a range of quality opportunities with routes of progression if appropriate, e.g. apprenticeships, T Level industry placements, supported internships, students supported into higher level apprenticeships</li>
368
+ </ul>
369
+ value: "sv-create-new-businesses-71"
370
+ - label: "Advertising, promotional and outreach activities designed to raise awareness of the offer to reach the target cohort (illustrative example: engaging with local groups to advertise opportunities)"
371
+ value: "sv-create-new-businesses-72"
372
+
373
+ - label: ''
374
+ description: |
375
+ <strong>7b Creating a pipeline of opportunities for the future contract workforce.</strong>
376
+
377
+ Activities that demonstrate and describe the supplier’s existing or planned:
378
+
379
+ <strong>Answers:</strong> with a tick box option for each:
380
+
381
+ options:
382
+ - label: "Understanding of issues relating to entering the contract workforce, illustrative example: lack of childcare"
383
+ value: "sv-create-new-businesses-73"
384
+ - label: "Creation of outreach activities to create a pipeline of employees for the future contract delivery. Illustrative examples: engagement with schools, colleges and universities, mentoring, work placements, provision of careers guidance materials, volunteers supporting schools’ governing bodies who encourage employer engagement and strategic interest in career guidance"
385
+ value: "sv-create-new-businesses-74"
386
+ - label: "Content of the outreach activity is designed to suit the target cohort (illustrative example: suited to school leavers)"
387
+ value: "sv-create-new-businesses-75"
388
+ - label: " Advertising, promotional and outreach activities designed to raise awareness of the offer to reach the target cohort. Illustrative example: engaging with local groups to advertise opportunities"
389
+ value: "sv-create-new-businesses-76"
390
+
391
+ - label: 'Mission: Build an NHS fit for the future. Policy Outcome 8'
334
392
  description: |
335
- <strong>Policy Outcome: Tackle workforce inequality</strong>
393
+ <strong>Mission: Build an NHS fit for the future:</strong> That is there when people need it; with fewer lives lost to the biggest killers; in a fairer Britain, where everyone lives well for longer.
336
394
 
337
- <strong>MAC 6.3:</strong> Demonstrate action to identify and manage the risks of modern slavery in the delivery of the contract, including in the supply chain.
395
+ <strong>Policy Outcome 8: Increasing productivity through physical and mental wellbeing:</strong> In the supply chain and communities in the relevant area.
338
396
 
339
- Sub-criteria for <strong>MAC 6.3: Identifying and managing the risks of modern slavery</strong>
397
+ <strong>8a Support health and wellbeing in the contract workforce, including physical and mental health</strong>
340
398
 
341
- Activities that demonstrate and describe the tenderer’s existing or planned:
399
+ Activities that demonstrate and describe the supplier’s existing or planned:
400
+
401
+ <strong>Answers:</strong> with a tick box option for each:
402
+
342
403
  options:
343
- - label: "Understanding of the modern slavery risks and issues affecting the market, industry, sector or country (of origin or of source) relevant to the contract, and the workforce in the tenderer’s own organisation and those of its key subcontractors."
344
- value: "sv-identifying-modern-slavery-1"
345
- - label: "Measures to identify, mitigate and manage modern slavery risks relating to the contract and how these will be implemented, including but not limited to:"
404
+ - label: "Understanding of issues relating to health and wellbeing, including physical and mental health, in the contract workforce"
405
+ value: "sv-create-new-businesses-77"
406
+ - label: "Understanding barriers to access to health and social care services or employment opportunities e.g. digital inclusion"
407
+ value: "sv-create-new-businesses-78"
408
+ - label: "Inclusive and accessible recruitment practices, development practices and retention policies that support-focused activities including those provided in the Guide for line managers on recruiting, managing and developing which support people with a disability or health condition"
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+ value: "sv-create-new-businesses-79"
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+ - label: "Actions to invest in the physical and mental health and wellbeing of the contract workforce. Illustrative examples:"
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  description: |
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  <ul class="govuk-list govuk-list--bullet">
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- <li>Mapping the supply chain to provide assurance risks are understood and being managed effectively including in relation to vulnerable groups, type of work and location of supply chain</li>
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- <li>
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- Demonstrating that the contract workforce:
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- <ul class="govuk-list govuk-list--bullet">
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- <li>has access to an independent democratic trade union or other forms of worker representation</li>
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- <li>
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- has access to grievance mechanisms to report incidents or suspected incidences of modern slavery relating to the contract through whistleblowing and reporting, including:
355
- <ul class="govuk-list govuk-list--bullet">
356
- <li>a process of escalation routes and access to grievance systems</li>
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- <li>an action plan, with past evidence of how the organisation has/will respond including cooperating with police and victim organisations where appropriate</li>
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- </ul>
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- </li>
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- <li>receive induction on workplace rights</li>
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- <li>has access to modern slavery training</li>
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+ <li>implementing the 6 standards in the Mental Health at Work commitment and, where appropriate, the mental health enhanced standards for companies with more than 500 employees in Thriving at Work with respect to the contract workforce, not just following the recommendations
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+ <ul class="govuk-list govuk-list--number">
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+ <li>public reporting by the supplier and its supply chain on the health and wellbeing of staff comprising the contract workforce, following the recommendations in the Voluntary Reporting Framework</li>
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+ <li>offering a pay and leave entitlement to kinship carers equivalent to statutory adoption leave and pay</li>
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  </ul>
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  </li>
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- </ul>
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- value: "sv-increase-representation-2"
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- - label: "Outline policies and practices to be applied to or put in place for the contract to mitigate and manage modern slavery risks including:"
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- description: |
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- <ul class="govuk-list govuk-list--bullet">
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- <li>Pre-employment checks</li>
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- <li>Recruitment practices and workplace conditions</li>
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- <li>Safeguarding plans and processes in place and regular monitoring with relevant groups considered, which may include sampling</li>
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- <li>How these flow down the supply chain and are monitored e.g. reporting, site visits, audits, etc.</li>
373
- <li>How to ensure business decisions re: price/cost, short lead times, payment timescales do not create modern slavery risks in the supply chain</li>
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- </ul>
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- value: "sv-increase-representation-3"
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- - label: "How the tenderer will work with NGOs, trade unions or other businesses to address modern slavery risks"
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- value: "sv-identifying-modern-slavery-4"
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- - label: "Means of influencing staff, suppliers, customers, communities and/or any other appropriate stakeholders with respect to modern slavery risks relating to the contract. Illustrative examples:"
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- description: |
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- <ul class="govuk-list govuk-list--bullet">
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- <li>Engagement</li>
382
- <li>Co-design/creation</li>
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- <li>
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- Training and education - raising awareness and training employees and staff employed in the supply chain about modern slavery, including:
385
- <ul class="govuk-list govuk-list--bullet">
386
- <li>demonstrating leadership and an ongoing commitment to the agenda</li>
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- <li>nominating a lead within the organisation for accountability</li>
388
- <li>media campaigns such as online, websites, social media, posters, training, events, through local charities and bodies</li>
389
- <li>activities to assess levels of awareness with key stakeholders and developing a targeted response</li>
419
+ <li>Implementing the NHS England’s 10 ways to reduce health inequalities</li>
420
+ <li>Processes for implementing action plans acting on issues identified</li>
421
+ <li>Contract workforce has access to occupational health and HR services. Illustrative examples include:
422
+ <ul class="govuk-list govuk-list--number">
423
+ <li>smoking cessation</li>
424
+ <li>national diabetes prevention programme</li>
425
+ <li>stroke screening uptake</li>
426
+ <li>vaccination programmes linking up with relevant charities (physical and mental), targeting action at low-up take or high risk groups or using the NHS England’s 10 ways to reduce health inequalities model</li>
390
427
  </ul>
391
428
  </li>
392
- <li>Partnering/collaborating</li>
393
- <li>Volunteering</li>
394
429
  </ul>
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- value: "sv-increase-representation-5"
430
+ value: "sv-create-new-businesses-80"
431
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